Hacer + infinitive or hacer que + subjunctive

Question

Hello I have been confused of this topic for a long time and that is would a native spanish speaker use hacer + infinitive or hacer que + subjunctive to convey the concept of someone making another person do something here are two examples

He made me laugh Él hizo que me riera Él me hizo reír

He made me go to the store

Él hizo que yo fuera a la tienda Él me hizo ir a la tienda

Thank you for your help

Great question :) - FELIZ77, May 30, 2014

Both are correct, context dictates here. - chileno, May 30, 2014

Answer 1

In this type of context both forms are equally correct; it's just a matter of preference.

Answer 2

Both are correct.

One tip more: hacer que+ indicativo can means "to pretend", for example:

Hago que soy inglesa pero en realidad soy australiana. I pretend to be English but actually I'm Australian

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Hago que soy, no esta mal, pero tambien puedes decir "me hago..." - chileno, May 31, 2014

Answer 3

He made me laugh = (él) me hizo reír/ (él) hizo que me riera.

That's for sure.

Answer 4

Buenas noches Lazarillo 1

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I would say: " me hizo reír " and " me hizo ir a la tienda "

Corrections from a native speaker very welcome.

Answer 5

Both are factual statements so no subjunctive in either.

Also no change in subjects so no subjunctive in either.

?? - chileno, May 30, 2014

Sorry but you are wrong. Hizo que me riera o hizo que fuera a la tienda are completely right with subjuntivo - SpanishSkypeorg, May 31, 2014

And there are different subjects. Hizo (third person singular) que me riera (yo, first person) - SpanishSkypeorg, May 31, 2014